Happy National Donut Day 2022

Confetti Donut Clutch In Pink
by Judith Lieber (here)
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Happy National Donut Day
on the first Friday of June
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READ:

Donut Fall in Love
by Jackie Lau
Romance | Published: 2021 | Goodreads
A baker provides the sweetest escape for an actor in this charming romantic comedy.

Actor Ryan Kwok is back in Toronto after the promotional tour for his latest film, a rom-com that is getting less-than-stellar reviews. After the sudden death of his mother and years of constant work, Ryan is taking some much-needed time off. But as he tries to be supportive to his family, he struggles with his loss and doesn't know how to talk to his dad—who now trolls him on Twitter instead of meeting him for dim sum.

Innovative baker Lindsay McLeod meets Ryan when he knocks over two dozen specialty donuts at her bakery. Their relationship is off to a messy start, but there’s no denying their immediate attraction. When Ryan signs up for a celebrity episode of Baking Fail, he asks Lindsay to teach him how to bake and she agrees.

As Lindsay and Ryan spend time together, bonding over grief and bubble tea, it starts to feel like they’re cooking up something sweeter than cupcakes in the kitchen.

Donut Disturb
by Ellie Alexander
Mystery, Cozy | Published: 2022 | Goodreads
The filling is looking grim for pastry chef and amateur sleuth Juliet Capshaw in Donut Disturb, the next in Ellie Alexander's beloved Bakeshop Series.

Love is in bloom in Ashland, Oregon. The Shakespearean hamlet is bursting with fresh spring energy. Fragrant lilacs and the sweet aroma of vanilla cake fill the air as everyone in town gathers at Lithia Park for the celebration of the year—Thomas and Kerry’s wedding.

It’s a picture perfect day. Guests gather on picnic blankets in front of the bandshell to watch Kerry walk down the aisle and wed Ashland’s favorite detective in training, Thomas. Jules and her team at Torte have been tasked with catering the outdoor reception and everything is going according to plan, until a wedding crasher shows up.

The uninvited guest isn’t just someone looking to score a free glass of champagne. It’s Kerry’s estranged father who is supposed to be behind bars. Kerry is distraught. Jules vows to do everything she can to make sure that there are no other surprises on her friend’s big day. But when the bassist for Heart Strings, the wedding band, is found stabbed with the blunt end of his instrument Jules’s promise takes on new meaning. Now she’ll have to slice through the five tiered cake and a bevy of potential suspects in order to track down a killer before they turn the knife on her.

STITCH:

Cross stitching Donut Time by Leann Ross from Forbidden Fiber Co. (here)

National Doughnut Day 2019

Happy National Doughnut Day 2019
on the first Friday of June
Everyday is donut day at Twin Peaks. But for those of us who don't take part in this daily breakfast treat, we can indulge for a day of donuts guilt free ;-)


EAT:

Open 24 hours, Bob's Donuts and Pastries called to me. Although tempting, I did not go for the cake-sized version. Got a regular and chocolate glazed.


READ:

May have to try the first of 41 books in the Donut Shop Mystery series.

Glazed Murder
(Donut Shop Mystery #1)
by Jessica Beck
-Mystery, Donuts | Goodreads
Meet Suzanne Hart, owner and operator of Donut Hearts coffee shop in April Springs, North Carolina. After her divorce from Max, an out-of-work actor she’s dubbed “The Great Impersonator,” Suzanne decided to pursue her one true passion in life: donuts. So she cashed in her settlement and opened up shop in the heart of her beloved hometown.

But when a dead body is dumped on her doorstep like a sack of flour, Suzanne’s cozy little shop becomes an all-out crime scene. Now, everyone in town is dropping by for glazed donuts and gruesome details. The retired sheriff warns her to be careful—and they’re all suspects. Soon Suzanne—who finds snooping as irresistible as donuts—is poking holes in everyone’s alibis…

ART:

Three Donuts by Wayne Thiebaud
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* image source: Twin Peaks, Three Donuts

Last of the Donuts promise

I thought I was over my donut kick.

But then, I read the post, Small Miracles by Brian James on DONUTS.

You must check out his super cute illustration!

*my other donut posts:
Last of the Donuts promise
Donuts, Donuts, Donuts
Robots and Donuts and Zombies
Robots and Donuts

*source of donut

Cutesy Donuts

Doughnut Charm Bracelet

and more donut jewelry

created by Doughnut Bites

beckoning you forth

sweet and crusty and glazed

Eat Me (now) Alice

--vvb's donut haiku

Donut Momiji Doll

designed by Manga artist Joanna Zhou

Donut dreams of teatimes. With you.

Donut likes video games and sunflower seeds.

Even Curious George likes donuts!

Curious George

The Donut Delivery

by H. A. Rey

Description from the amazon:

Curious George adds a few extra zeroes to his donut order and doesn’t realize just how big his delivery problem is going to become. This paperback picture book explores the concepts of zero and counting by tens.

*source image of girl with donut created by the black apple

*last of my donut-obsessed posts for now...

*my other donut posts:

Donuts, Donuts, Donuts

Robots and Donuts and Zombies

Robots and Donuts

Last of the Donuts promise

Donuts, Donuts, Donuts

I've got donuts on the brain this week.

Here are some donut books I've been eye-ing.

Donut Coloring Book
by Edesse Desings

Available on etsy.

This coloring book contains over 40 pages of glazed, sprinkled, cream-filled, and drizzled donuts for you to color any way your heart desires!

So cute, I may have to get some to giveaway. Would you be interested in one?

Donut Days
by Lara Zielin

Published: August 2009

Description from the amazon:
Emma has a lot going on. Her best friend’s not speaking to her, a boy she’s known all her life is suddenly smokin’ hot and in love with her, and oh yes, her evangelical minister parents may lose their church, especially if her mother keeps giving sermons saying Adam was a hermaphrodite.

But this weekend Emma’s only focused on Crispy Dream, a hot new donut franchise opening in town, where Harley bikers and Frodo wannabes camp out waiting to be the first ones served. Writing the best feature story on the camp for the local paper might just win Emma a scholarship to attend a non- Christian college. But soon enough Emma finds the donut camp isn’t quite the perfect escape from all her troubles at Living Word Redeemer.


Donut Holes:
Sticky Pieces of Fictionalized Realities
by Matty Stanfield

Published: May 2009

Description from the amazon:
An examination of a life filtered through small and random, often 'sticky' pieces. The most interesting moments of life are often the ones we tend to discard or form into shapes designed for easier consumption. It is from these random pieces that a whole is formed. Donut holes allow for a taste of something that we normally try to avoid due to either caloric concerns, cholesterol worries and, as is sometimes the case, the fear of pain. Insightful, energetic, funny, rough and delicate...this collection of short stories offers an unfiltered view into a life established to survive the worst and the need to thrive in a society that all too often seems determined to compartmentalize us into undesired places and roles.

The Donut Book:
The Whole Story in words, pictures and outrageous tales
by Sally Levitt Steinberg

Published: 2004

Description from the amazon:
The Atkins Diet? Phooey! The South Beach Diet? Feh! What Americans really want to eat is something deep-fried and sugar-packed . . . hence our undying love affair with the beloved donut.

And if anybody knows donuts, it's Sally Levitt Steinberg, America's Donut Princess. As a member of America's royal donut dynasty (her grandfather, Adolph Levitt, invented the donut-making machine), she knows more about this sweet indulgence than anyone else. The Donut Book is the product of Sally's great personal charm and life-long, in-depth donut scholarship.

She covers high points in donut history: the arrival of the first donuts in America with the Dutch settlers in the 17th century, and the donut in World War I, when it became the favorite nosh of the boys in the trenches. She celebrates donut-loving celebrities, from Admiral Byrd to Bill Clinton, as well as some of the most gifted donut bakers on the planet. She visits the campus of Dunkin' Donuts University and reveals the secret that makes Krispy Kreme donuts irresistible. And she identifies the most popular donut in America (glazed) and the runner-up (chocolate).

Then there are the recipes: 29 mouth-watering, soul-satisfying ways to achieve the ultimate sugar rush, from New Orleans beignets to Portuguese malasadas, from Boston crèmes to Alain Ducasse's upscale Donut. And for donut lovers who are willing to hit the road to find their favorite confection, the book comes with an illustrated Donut Lover's Guide to bakeries that serve up the lightest, fluffiest, best dressed, and tastiest donuts.

*my other donut posts:
Last of the Donuts promise
Donuts, Donuts, Donuts
Robots and Donuts and Zombies
Robots and Donuts

Robots and Donuts and Zombies

It's Wednesday and time for my Weekly Zombies. I couldn't resist.

I'm in the robots and donuts mode from yesterday. I think donuts will be my theme this week. Let me know if you come across any donut and/or robot related books or fun stuff.

The Dawn of the Donut poster was created by Carrie of Caged Tomato who is an illustrator, designer, foodie. She is also currently nurturing an obsession with donuts. She has some cute (non-zombie) vintage food related prints and cards at etsy. I originally spotted Dawn of the Donut at the zombie blog, Send More Cops.


As for zombie robots, here's an interesting article I found back in July.

Five REAL Flesh Eating Zombie Robots

Excerpt:
The government has created mechanical zombies that can feed off of the environment around them to keep powering themselves!

1998: The Gastrobot
2001: The Slugbot
2004: The Eco-Bot II
2008: Rodent brain-powered robots
2009: EATR (vegetarian robots)

*my other donut posts:
Last of the Donuts promise

Cutesy Donuts

Donuts, Donuts, Donuts

Robots and Donuts

Robots and Donuts

Robots and Donuts
artwork by Eric Joyner

The picture above screams robots and donuts and steampunk. Someone must write a short story about it.

I went to the Fall Open Studio at Hunter's Point Shipyard in San Francisco a couple weeks ago. Twice a year artists open their studios to the public to present their works for show. The one artist who stood out to me was Eric Joyner and his theme of Robots and Donuts. I love the concept of the hard and soft. When asked by a fellow guest, "so what's up with the robots and donuts?" Eric said he creates what he likes - what interests him. So should we all I say - for that is what makes the pieces unique and special.

I wanted to share some of my quirky-ness with you all and post some of Eric's works here which I grabbed from his site.

Pandora's Box?

Glazed

Look at more pics through Eric's flip book

*comment below with a link to your short story of robots, donuts and steampunk and I'll send one lucky winner of this challenge a copy of Eric's Robots & Donuts. -offer ends December 31, 2009

*a little more detail...
-write a mini-flash ficition (50 or more words)
-incoporate the words ROBOT and DONUT at least once in the story
-steampunk setting

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*my other donut posts:
Last of the Donuts promise
Donuts, Donuts, Donuts
Robots and Donuts and Zombies
Robots and Donuts